Friday, May 9th, 2008
Microsoft plans to release Office 2007 Service Pack 1 via the company's automatic update service starting June 16.The advanced announcement is a result of the software maker's promise to give at least a 30-day notice before making Office service packs available through Microsoft Update, which is a part of Windows ...
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Many people are switching from Internet Explorer to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Though that might make them feel more secure, the shift has also opened new doors for bad guys.
Case in point: We have no IE bugs to report this month, but both Firefox and Safari have ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
A remote vulnerability exists in the QuickTime player for Windows XP and Vista (latest service packs). Other versions are believed to be affected as well. For now, no details will be released regarding the method of exploitation.
Because we are an information security think tank and because we encounter some very ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Security researchers on Monday spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned users of other editions to expect attacks.
Symantec confirmed that the proof-of-concept code publicly posted to the milw0rm.com site earlier in the day successfully attacks Chinese editions of Windows 2000 ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Microsoft has released a Knowledge Base article to help users who are having problems getting Vista SP1 from the Windows Update site. Here's a list of possible causes they have come up with so far:
You are already running Windows Vista SP1.
Windows Vista SP1 has not been released for the language ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
SP1 may not give your system much more oomph, but there are other ways to speed Vista up. Spending a few minutes (or a few dollars) optimizing your Vista PC can help it get its groove on.
Get flashy: If you have an extra USB flash drive that you don't use ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
When you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on your computer, the SP1 installer will not remove the older versions of Vista files from the hard drive. This is because the older files may be required in case you decide to uninstall SP1 later from the system.Naturally, these files occupy ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. Windows Vista SP1 also ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Consumers will be able to purchase the first major update to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system starting on Wednesday, if Internet retailer Amazon.com is to be believed. Amazon's Web site shows that both the full and upgrade versions of Vista SP1 are currently available for pre-order and will ship ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Microsoft will release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 next week to a wider audience, according to information posted on Amazon.com and reports from a Web site that correctly called SP1's ship date last month.Amazon currently lists Vista SP1 retail copies as available next Wednesday, March 19, while TechARP.com, the Malaysian ...
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